Case Study on Entrepreneurship: Larry Page

Business Analysis

The Boundaryless Career: Modern Contemperory Perspective on Career

Human Resource Management

Concepts of Throughput Accounting and Theory of Constraints

Financial Management

Gantt Charts – Tool for Project Planning and Scheduling

Project Management

Kaizen – Understanding the Japanese Business Philosophy of Continuous Improvement

Operations Management

Understanding ROI in Higher Education: How Students Evaluate the Value of an MBA or BBA Degree

In today’s competitive job market, pursuing higher education, especially business degrees like an MBA or BBA, is seen as both a professional investment and a complicated financial decision. As tuition costs rise globally, students are increasingly assessing their educational choices through the lens of return on investment (ROI). Evaluating ROI in higher education helps prospective learners understand whether the time, money, and effort they invest will generate meaningful personal and professional returns in the long term. Here’s what you need to know:  The Concept of ROI in Education In traditional business terms, ROI measures the profitability of an investment relative to its cost. Applied to education, ROI reflects the difference between what students spend on a degree and what they gain from it, monetarily and non-monetarily.  Financially, it can be measured through salary increases, job promotions, or employability prospects after graduation. Intangible benefits include personal growth, enhanced critical thinking, leadership Continue reading

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The Ethics of Sweatshops in Fashion Industry

Although the fundamentals of sweat labours have changed since the 18th Century, it still has many similarities between the history and the present. In fashion industry, as the market desire and has developed into new forms, resulting in the use of sweat labours to continue. Sweatshop is a general description of the workplaces which paying poor salary, unsafe or unhealthful working environment, force to a longer working period or using child labour. The term sweatshop is not a new phenomenon but in fact a derivation from history. In 1997, Nike as one of the world largest sport garment company, was caught in a scandal of using sweatshop labour for its garment production in East South Asia. Paying unreasonable salaries, forcing labourers to overwork. As a result, for many years, this has become a label that has tagged on Nike’s logo. Such a worldwide company was soon to be boycotted by its Continue reading

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What is a Collaborative Robot (Cobot)?

“Machines alone do not give us mass production. Mass production is achieved by machines and men.” – Henry Ford II ,1914 Above quote which said by Henry Ford, it doesn’t mean that human alone cannot achieve mass productions but with machines, mass productions can be easily achieved with the right machines. Computer-controlled, intelligent assist devices are a huge change in material handling technology today. The step changes in their ergonomics, productivity, quality and safety capabilies – especially when compared with tradition pneumatic tools which are considered old schooled in compared with cobots today. Cobots, or collaborative robots, are robots intended to interact with humans in a shared space or to work safely in close proximity. Cobots stand in contrast to traditional industrial robots which are designed to work autonomously with safety assured by isolation from human contact. Cobot safety may rely on lightweight construction materials, rounded edges, and limits on speed Continue reading

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The Chinese Room Argument by John Searle

John Searle’s famous Chinese Room Argument has been the target of great interest and debate in the philosophy of mind, artificial intelligence and cognitive science since its introduction in Searle’s 1980 article ‘Minds, Brains and Programs’. It is no overstatement to assert that the article has been the centre of attention for philosophers and computer scientists for quite some time. The Chinese Room is supposed to scuttle the thought of strong AI: which implies that computers have mental states. The Chinese Room arises out of the following, now familiar, story: Searle asks us to imagine that a man is seated in a sealed room with 2 doors: one allowing input from one source outside the room (in the form of a slot) and one allowing output to the source outside the room (also in the form of a slot). The input from the outside source are Chinese squiggles that have Continue reading

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Competitive Advantage of First Mover and Late Mover Strategies

Nowadays due to technology advancement, the way of how businesses were conducted has evolved to be more globally attributed and dependable to technological innovation aids. Furthermore, technology could help a firm to be sustained by having competitive advantage, and this especially true in the situation of where firm had the strong dependency towards technology innovation. Technology had becomes more important to specific firm or business when it has the ability to significantly affect their competitive advantage or industry structure. Thus, it is important for firms to choose and execute their strategy systematically to stay competitive and sustainable in the market. There are 3 ways of how first-mover could achieve their advantages. The first sources of how first-mover competitive advantage could be triggered are (i) technological leadership, (ii) preemption of assets, and (iii) buyer switching cost. Technological leadership will benefit first-mover in term of leadership in innovation, which ensure the sustainability Continue reading

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What Makes Event Organizers Say Yes Before You Step on Stage As a Guest Speaker

When deciding on a guest speaker, event organizers begin their decision the moment your name crosses their desk. The selection process starts through email exchanges, proposal reviews and background research. Each interaction reveals whether the speaker will be an asset or liability for their event. First Impressions Small details matter more than most speakers realize. Event planners Google you, check your website, scroll through your LinkedIn, and watch any video samples they can find. A polished online presence tells them you take this seriously. Broken links and outdated headshots tell them something else entirely. The credibility gaps that sink speakers are surprisingly mundane. Missing contact information or testimonials from four years back, a speaking reel that requires three clicks and a password to access. Organizers won’t hunt to hear and see you speak, they will just email the next person on their list who made it easy to access their Continue reading

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